Cycling Infrastructure

With over 260 kilometres of on-road bike lanes and off-road cycling paths, and a vast array of cycling facilities, Oakville has recreational cycling opportunities for everyone!

The trails and cycleways map will help you plan your cycling or walking route through the town. Printed maps are available at Town Hall.

Trails and Cycleways interactive map

Cycling traffic features

Cycle lanes are a portion of the road designated for use by cyclists only. Cycle lanes may be marked by a painted white line, buffered space, or a physical barrier. Cycle lanes have bicycle symbols on the pavement and are identified by dedicated signs along the roadway.

Roads with sharrows are shared roadways with a specific bicycle symbol. This symbol indicates where cyclists should generally position themselves while sharing the roadway with motorized vehicles.

Roads with bicycle route signs help direct cyclists to the primary network. These roads typically have lower traffic volumes, are used by both motor vehicles and cyclists, and they may also contain sharrows.

Roads with paved shoulders are shared by more than one type of user (cyclists, pedestrians, in-line skaters and vehicles for emergency use). Paved shoulders are typically located on rural roads.

Roads and trails

New protected bike lanes on Speers Road (Third Line to Fourth Line)

The town has new cycling infrastructure on Speers Road. The new bike lanes will make it easier, safer and more enjoyable to bike along this major connector road. Construction of Phase One of the Speers Road protected bike lanes (Third Line to Fourth Line) is now complete. The protected bike lanes are separated from traffic by concrete curbs and painted buffers. They feature a unique shared transit stop that doesn’t require buses to pull into the bike lane when picking up or offloading bus passengers.

To learn more, visit our Shared Protected Bicycle Lanes page.

Bike to bus along Third Line

You can now bike to any of the twelve bus stops along Third Line from Abbeywood Drive/Kings College Drive to Pine Glen Road, lock your bike at one of the bike racks and board Oakville Transit to complete your trip.

This program is supported by the Public Transit and Infrastructure Fund.

Crosstown Trail

A four-metre-wide asphalt multi-use trail has been added at the Crosstown Trail from Neyagawa Boulevard to east of Trafalgar Road. The paved trail is designed to be safe and balanced for all users. The trail provides rest areas and connects with community centres, public transit, parks, schools, and other key destinations. The area also has a bike repair station at the Sixth Line intersection.

This project was made possible with the support of the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.

Storage and parking

Bike corrals

A continuing pilot project, bike corrals are in place on Bronte Road near Marine Drive and on Kerr Street near Herald Avenue throughout the summer and into the fall. The corrals accommodate 10 to 12 bikes in about the same amount of space as a parked car.

Secure bicycle parking at the downtown parking garage

There are fifteen secure bike parking spots at the 300 Church Street parking garage, monitored by security cameras and in sight of the parking attendant 24 hours a day. The area includes a multi-tool repair and tune-up station with standard screwdrivers, wrenches, a built-in pump with pressure gauge, and more.

This program is supported by the Metrolinx Bikelinx program.

Cycling Infrastructure

Cycling traffic features

Cycle lanes

Sharrows

Signed cycle routes

Paved shoulders